diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
index 66b2ef3cc9..59fc856b37 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
     }
 
     private void handleFrameRendered(long presentationTimeUs) {
-      if (this != tunnelingOnFrameRenderedListener) {
+      if (this != tunnelingOnFrameRenderedListener || getCodec() == null) {
         // Stale event.
         return;
       }